Celebrity book advances: How much stars got paid to write

CELEBRITIES get paid an advance to write their books, which is kind of like a signing bonus. And some of these advances are absolutely staggering.

Amy Schumer is just one of the stars who has been paid millions to write a book. picture: James Devaney/GC Images

CELEBRITIES can get paid staggering amounts of money to write books.

Stars typically receive a handsome advance which is like a signing bonus that the author receives before the book is published.

As Brian Klems from The Writer’s Digest explained, an advance is “paid against future royalty earnings, which means that for every dollar you receive in an advance, you must earn a dollar from book sales before you start receiving any additional royalty payments”.

So which celebrities have written books and how much was there advance? Check out our gallery below:

Celebs who were paid huge book advances

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Originally published as Celebrity book advances: How much stars got paid to write